If you are looking for the perfect chair to accent your living room furniture, a leather recliner is probably your best bet. Keep in mind however, that if you need the back of the chair to rest against a wall, a non-reclining lounge chair would be better suited. It might also help you to decide whether you would rather have a standalone ottoman, or a built-in foot rest. Some recliners have foot rests that automatically deploy when reclining. This would not be ideal with a standalone ottoman.

Leather does have its drawbacks however. It could retain a temperature that is well above or below the ambient temperature of a given room for example. This could make it uncomfortable to sit on initially. But the user's body temperature quickly adjusts to the temperature disparity.